Modification of Unicryl composition for rapid polymerization at low temperature without alteration of immunocytochemical sensitivity

Micron

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-296

  Gounon, Pierre ^a   Rolland, Jean Paul ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Acrylic resin; Immunocytochemistry; Immunoelect ron microscopy; Immunogold; Postembedding; Software; Ultrastructure; Unicryl

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; BENZOIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; UNICRYL;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COLD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PANCREAS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; BENZOIN; COLD; ETHYL ETHERS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PANCREAS; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0032145388     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(98)00013-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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